1980Final results
1980 election for New York Senate District 38
New York State Senate · New York
Linda Winikow (D) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Frank A. Fornario (R) by 27.4 points.
Linda WinikowDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.7%83,220
Frank A. FornarioRepublican
36.3%47,430
130,650 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET